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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Lake Michigan

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 27, 2019 · Rock Island Passage To Sturgeon Bay Wi, Lake Michigan

54 mph
Measured gust (47 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 47 knots as they reached the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan at Washington Island.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance, an approaching surface trough, and marginally unstable air led to the development of thunderstorms that produced strong winds as they passed over the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

Began near Northport Pier Station (npdw3) (45.3580, -86.8911).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 848510. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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